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Perkins Committee

Contact Information

Great Falls College MSU
2100 16th Avenue South
Great Falls, MT 59405

Chair

Stacy Lowry

Stacy Lowry
Reporting and Grants Coordinator

Purpose

The purpose of prioritizing Perkins projects is to ensure that educational initiatives align closely with community and program needs as identified through the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA). This involves evaluating the projects based on their potential impact on workforce development, student outcomes, and responsiveness to local economic demands.

Areas of responsibility

  • Coordinate and review Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA)
  • Review and score Perkins requests
  • Recommend Perkins allocations and reallocations (when applicable) based on community needs and input
  • Provide updates to College Council regarding the launching of the proposal application, project proposal rankings, approved projects, and a wrap-up of the academic year.
  • Update and monitor committee webpage.

Membership

  • Assistant Registrar
  • Controller
  • Executive Director, Career and Technical Education (CTE)
  • Director, Health Sciences
  • Dual Enrollment Coordinator
  • Program Department Chair or Program Director
  • Reporting and Grants Coordinator

Term Limits

The Controller, Director of Career and Technical Education, Director of Health Sciences, Dual Enrollment Coordinator, and the Reporting and Grants Coordinator are permanent members due to their positions. Other members are asked to commit to 3 years with renewing as an option.

Members
Committee Member NameCommittee Member RoleCommittee Member Represents
Stacy LowryChairInstitutional Effectiveness
Kody GilleoMemberStaff
Quincie Jones, MSMemberCareer and Technical Education
Lisa WardMemberController
Staci WeigumMemberDual Enrollment
Heidi FrazierMemberHealth Sciences
Meeting Type: In-person, Hybrid
Meets: Varies
Time: As needed per Perkins guidelines. Typically meetings begin in the Spring semester to review proposals, and follow-up meetings are scheduled as needed.

Revise the Perkins request form to more efficiently clarify the requirements of Perkins-funded projects.

Meeting agendas are not posted publicly for this committee.

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